Gustave Bosquet

Gustave Bosquet was a general of France.

Biography
Gustave Bosquet was born to a family of bureaucrats in Lille, France, and he became a general of the French Army. Bosquet made an excellent commander, as he was a spirited general. In December 1862 he arrived in Mexico with 16,000 French troops during the French War of Yucatan, and he won his first victory at the Second Battle of Campeche on 15 January 1863. He followed this victory up with another victory at Bacalar (2 February) and Merida (19 February).